Project – Okanjande Graphite
Location
- 14 km south of the town of Otjiwarongo
- 12 km from B1 road
- 388 km from the port of Walvis Bay
- 20 km from Otjiwarongo railway station
- GPS coordinates -20.587S, 16.628E
Resource and Reserves
- Measured Mineral Resource (NI43101 compliant) Weathered Ore Zone: 3,266,000 tons @ total graphite content of 5.539% and TiO2 0.741%, Fresh Ore Zone: 9,564,000 tons @ 6.252% C and 0.814% TiO2
- Indicated Mineral Resources – Weathered Ore Zone: 714,000 tons @ total graphite content of 5.11% and TiO2 0.975%, Fresh Ore Zone: 4,874,000 tons @ 5.566% C and 0.895% TiO2
- Low waste to ore stripping ratio
Production
- Production of 20,000 tpa graphite
- Processing is conducted after transport of the Okanjande ore to the old Okorusu Mine, which was refurbished and modified to suit the requirements
- Flotation and gravimetric separation
Current Status
- All mineral rights secured
- Gecko entered into a Joint Venture with Imerys, to form Imerys Gecko Holdings (Pty) Ltd (2015), with Gecko holding 49% and Imerys 51%. The JV is dedicated to the open-pit mining, processing and export of graphite.
- Mining started at Okanjande in early 2017. The first graphite product has been exported and feasibility work has started to expand the current facility to produce up to 30,000 tpa.
Noteworthy
- Well-defined resource
- Superior graphite flake quality
- Close proximity to established and sophisticated infrastructure